Sri Lanka has suffered a big setback before the two-Test series against Bangladesh. Sri Lanka’s star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga had recently withdrawn his Test retirement, due to which he was going to miss the first two matches of IPL 2024, but in the meantime, even before the Test series, the ICC gave a big punishment to Wanindu Hasaranga. .
An enormous blow has been dealt to Sri Lanka prior to the two-Test series with Bangladesh. Wanindu Hasaranga, the ace spinner for Sri Lanka, had recently announced his withdrawal from Test cricket, which meant he would miss the first two matches of the IPL in 2024. However, the ICC had issued a strong warning to Hasaranga even before the Test series began. get a penalty.
Wanindu Hasaranga suspended by ICC for two matches
In reality, Wanindu Hasaranga was charged for breaking Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the last One-Day International of the just finished series against Bangladesh. Wanindu Hasaranga grabbed the umpire’s cap during the 37th over of the innings and made fun of him as the match was going on.
His total demerit points over a 24-month period increased to 8 after this action, which resulted in the deduction of 50% of his match money and 3 demerit points. For the two Test series against Bangladesh, Wanindu Hasaranga was suspended by the ICC.
As you may recall, Wanindu Hasaranga declared in August 2023 that he would be retiring from Test. In the four test matches that he has played, Hasaranga has taken four wickets at an average of 100. It was in 2021 that he participated in his final home Test match vs Bangladesh. In the IPL, Hasarga will compete also.
Wanindu was a part of RCB team last season of IPL
Wanindu Hasaranga was a part of the RCB team in the last season of IPL, but he could not perform anything special in the last season. Because of this, the franchise released him before IPL 2024 and Sunrisers Hyderabad included him in their squad for Rs 1.5 crore.
ICC suspends Wanindu Hasaranga, ruling him out of Test series against Bangladesh. #Cricket #SLvsBAN pic.twitter.com/Ne2O58PNPd
— Pawan Kumar Singh (@Pawankalhans) March 19, 2024
